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SECTION 11. Chapter 4, section 4-31.4, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is repealed. ''[_ • . . . . If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this article are severable.]" SECTION 12. Chapter 4, article 4, section 4-31.3 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), "Civil action not precluded," is amended by renumbering this section as follows, "H 31.3] 4-31.4." SECTION 13. Chapter 4, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new section to the article 4 "Dogs," division 3 "Dangerous Dogs," created in SECTION 5 of this bill. This section shall be designated, 4-31.3 and shall read as follows: "Section 4-31.3. Additional penalties. (a) Unless the dog has been or is ordered to be humanely destroyed,the dog owner shall also be sentenced to the following provisions, in addition to the provisions of sections 4-31 and 4-31.1: (1) The owner shall provide the owner's name, address and telephone number to the County animal control service; (2) The owner shall provide the location at which the dog is currently kept, if such location is not the owner's address; (3) The owner shall promptly notify the appropriate animal control service of: (A) Any changes in the ownership of the dog or the location of the dog along with the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of new owners or the new address at which the dog is located: (B) Any further instances of an attack by the dog upon a person or an animal; (C) Any claims made or lawsuits brought as a result of further instances of an attack by the dog; or (D) The death of the dog. (4) The owner shall obtain a license for the dog pursuant to section 143-2, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, if the dog is not currently licensed; and (5) Unless already identified by microchip, the dog shall be permanently identified, at the owner's expense, by injecting into the dog an identification microchip using standard veterinary procedures and practices. The microchip identification number of the dog shall be provided to the County animal control service. 7